Maxine Rickman Grisham, 88, passed away February 17, 2018. Born February 26, 1929 to Anna Pearl and Fred Densel Rickman of Shiloh, Tennessee, she attended the University of Tennessee Nursing school in Memphis following her primary education in a rural one room schoolhouse. Maxine worked for 44 years as a Registered Nurse, starting at William Bowld Hospital and finishing her career at the VA Medical Center in 1995. During her career, she was blessed to serve as the head nurse on a kidney transplant unit, the first of its kind in Memphis.
Some of her greatest joys were cooking for family and delighting over their cleaned plates, playing Rook with siblings, enjoying fresh vegetables from her garden, and spending summer evenings enjoying the fruits of her labor at Shiloh.
Her commitment to Christ was shown through years of involvement in leadership at Bible Study Fellowship, assisting in childcare and serving as her Sunday school class secretary at Bellevue Baptist Church, and the witness she was to all those around her.
She is survived by her children, Katrina Fly and Steve Grisham (Julie); grandchildren, Stephen Fly (Aubra), Anna Fly, Bailey Grisham, Graceanne Grisham; great-granddaughter, Kaylie Fly; sister, Ludene Carlisle, and brothers, Arnold Rickman and Fred “Buck” Rickman, Jr. Her husband Jack Grisham preceded her in death, along with siblings Mildred Kimbrough, Ona Ruth Dixon, Dorothy Smith, and C.G. Rickman. Maxine’s greatest joy was family, and she gave generously to them in time and love. Her life was her family and her Lord.
Visitation will begin at 10 AM and funeral services will follow at 11 AM, Thursday, February 22 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. A family burial will be held at 1 PM, Friday, February 23 at Shady Grove Cemetery, Shiloh, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer in charge of graveside services. The family requests memorials be sent to Bible Study Fellowship.
